00 Wines Chardonnay Willamette Valley EGW 2022

98 points/'Highly Recommended,' International Wine Review: "The 2022 00 Wines Chardonnay ‘EGW’ from the Willamette Valley pours a glowing lemon-gold core with a silvery rim, reflecting its radiant character. This vintage blends 65% fruit from Chehalem Mountain and 35% from Seven Springs Vineyard, delivering a beautiful expression of these renowned sites. On the nose, bright green apple, dried lemon citrus peel, and toasted hazelnuts lead the way, followed by delicate notes of dusty herbs, white flowers, and a hint of white pepper and saline. The palate is medium-bodied with bright acidity that adds lift and vibrancy. The finish is long and precise, lingering with a mineral-driven elegance that ties the wine together beautifully. 300 cases produced. (Sep 2024)"

94 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2022 EGW cuvée of chardonnay from OO Wines is also top flight in this vintage. It is just a whisper riper than the VGW, coming in at 13.4 percent alcohol and delivering a complex aromatic constellation of pear, nectarine, a touch of passion fruit, gentle notes of iodine, a complex base of soil, hazelnut, citrus blossoms and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is pure, young and full, with a superb core of fruit, lovely soil signature and grip, a fine spine of acidity and excellent precision on the long, nascently complex and impeccably balanced finish. This is an outstanding wine that is all too easily drunk right out of the blocks, but really deserves to be tucked away in the cellar for at least four or five years to really let it develop its secondary layers of complexity. 2025-2055. (Nov/Dec 2024)"